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will be seen by the dotted lines, a complete camera. This 

 camera can be focussed and manipulated altogether by 

 touching buttons on the outside of the box. 



FIG. 70. 



Next I notice Marion's Parcel Camera (fig. 71), which 

 is of different construction altogether. It consists of a 

 covered box, like a parcel, but this box forms the camera 

 with a lens in front concealed by a paper flap. The 



FIG. 71. 



illustration shws the appearance of the underside of the 

 box, with a slit at one end for the reception of the sensitive 

 plate and the instantaneous shutter apparatus at the other 

 end. The plate is contained in a bag of the shape shown 



